Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 63, Issue 3 , Pages 446-450 , March 2010

Artery-dominant free jejunal transfer

Received 29 July 2008 ,Accepted 13 December 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2008.12.015

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Volume 63, Issue 3 , Pages 446-450 , March 2010

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